Welfare and Mutual Benefit Plan

The WMBP provides welfare and financial assistance to members/legal dependents.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The WMBP was created by AMOSUP in partnership with different Maritime Companies with the aim to enhance every Filipino seafarers’ well-being by adding protection to their legitimate dependents. It is the purpose and intention of this Welfare Mutual Benefit Plan to grant bigger coverage, protection and benefits to its bona fide members.

Welfare and financial assistance provided to members, through the WMBP, are in the form of;

Death Assistance
1. Death on Board (Clause A)
2. Death within 30-day grace period
3. Death of Spouse/Parent (Clause B)
4. Death of Minor Child (Clause C)
5. Cases not covered under Clause A and Clause B (Clause D& E)
6. Aid Death Financial Assistance
Funeral Service and Airport Assistance
Old Age Financial Assistance
Fire victims

Participating employers who signed CBAs with a WMBP provision make contributions for the maintenance of the Welfare and Mutual Benefit Plan

BENEFITS INVOLVING DEATH OF MEMBER

I. Death Of Member While He/She Is On-Board (Clause A)

Should death occur to member while on board a vessel under a valid and subsisting CBA with the WMBP agreed between the AMOSUP and the shipowner and during the effectivity of said CBA, the services offered are:

1. Funeral Service– rendered to all bona fide members free-of-charge under the Plans contracted by AMOSUP with the APEC Plans* and St. Peter Life Plan*. All extra charges such as upgrading and extra kilometers (if remains will be bought to the province), airline or ship fare will be charged to the family or to the company. Plan limit is 25 kilometers.
  * current service provider is Abundance Providers and Entrepreneurs Corporation (APEC)
  Clause A
  Documentary Requirements
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2. Airport Assistance– provided in cooperation with the manning agent to help the widow process the release of the remains of the deceased up to servicing by the mortuary.
  
  Documentary Requirements
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3. Death Benefits Advance/ Union Advance (Clause A) – For CBAs with WMBP provision, the AMOSUP agrees IMMEDIATELY to pay the designated beneficiary/ies the amount of:
  1. Master and Chief Engineer P250,000.00
  2. Other Officer P210,000.00
  3. Rating P170,000.00

Documentary Requirements
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II. Death or serious disabling physical injury of Member when he/she is no longer on board (death within the 30-day grace period):

In case of death of member and he/she is no longer on-board due to:

1. completion of contract,
2. expiration of the CBA,
3. naval/maritime risks and hazards

the following reduced benefits and schedules are granted:

Loss of life within the 30-day grace period P20,000.00

Provided that, the death occurred within the 30-day grace period counted from the member’s date of arrival in Manila.

Documentary Requirements
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BENEFITS INVOLVING DEATH OF MEMBER’S DEPENDENT/S

I. Parent’s (for unmarried) or Spouse’s death while the member is on-board (Clause B)

After two years of continuous contribution by the shipowner for the covered member and while he is still working on-board a vessel covered by a CBA between the AMOSUP and the shipowner,

The benefits that may be granted to such member in case of death of his/her legitimate spouse, upon submission of requirements are:

1. In case of death of legitimate spouse – P10,000.00
2. Either parents of an unmarried member – P10,000.00

Documentary Requirements
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II. Death of minor child (Clause C)

After three years of continuous contribution by the shipowner for a covered member and while he is working on board a vessel with an existing CBA between AMOSUP and the shipowner, and after submission of requirements the member will receive the following in case of death for the following:

Legitimate minor children below 18 years old and unmarried (also called Clause C) – P4,000.00

Documentary Requirements
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III. Death of parent/spouse/child and member is not qualified under the above rules (Clause D & E)

In cases where the member is not qualified under Clause B or Clause C but the seaman is a bonafide member of AMOSUP and has been an active member for at least two years, and upon submission of requirements the benefit that may be claimed are as follows:

- Financial assistance and Funeral allowance
  Member’s spouse/child/parents P2,000.00

Documentary Requirements
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OTHER BENEFITS

I. Old Age Financial Assistance

Qualified members in accordance with AMOSUP agreement/s who has reached the age of 55 years old and is no longer working on board a vessel but has been a bona fide member for a minimum of five years of service on board vessels covered by the AMOSUPs’ Collective Bargaining Agreement, shall receive an Old Age Financial Assistance subject to the recommendation of the Special WMBP Committee and approved by the Union President as follows: (10 months actual on board is equal to 1 year of service)

- for the first year of service P2,000.00
- for each year of service thereafter P 500.00

This is payable in lump sum but shall not exceed the total number of years you have actually served on board vessel/s with Union CBA.

This Financial Assistance may be availed on only once.

Documentary Requirements
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II. WMBP AID-Death Financial Assistance

In case a member died while on shore leave and has not received an OLD AGE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE or is not qualified under DEATH WITHIN 30 DAYS GRACE PERIOD OF MEMBER but has been a bona fide member of the union for a minimum of five years of service on board vessels covered by any AMOSUP Collective Bargaining Agreement:

The member’s beneficiary shall receive an Aid-Death Financial Assistance subject to the recommendation of the Special WMBP Committee and approved by the Union President as follows: (10 months actual on board is equal to 1 year of service)

- for the first year of service P2,000.00for each year of service
- thereafter P 500.00

This is payable in lump sum but shall not exceed the total number of years you have actually served on board vessel/s with Union CBA.

This benefit may be availed of only once.

Documentary Requirements
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III. Benefits for fire victims

The WMBP also give assistance to AMOSUP members whose home has damaged by fire.

Documentary Requirements
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LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF BENEFITS

No benefit or financial assistance shall be drawn or granted under the WMBP in case of death by suicide, wars or acts of war and/or civil commotion, insurrection, rebellion, uprising, or similar political controversies, earthquakes, tidal waves, or acts of God.

DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS

DEATH ON BOARD – FOR SEAFARERS WHO HAS BEEN “MISSING” REQUIREMENTS

Registered Marriage Certificate – NSO Orig Copy
Registered Birth Cert (NSO Photocopy) &CENOMAR (member) – NSO Original Copy
Registered Birth Certificate of Children – Photocopy
Complete Sea Service – Photocopy
Employment Contract – Photocopy
Master’s Report – Photocopy
Marine Protest (If Missing)
Photocopy of Seaman’s Book
Photocopy of AMOSUP ID (member) and ID of Claimant
Contact Number of Claimant
Copy of Release of All Rights

DEATH ON BOARD OTHER THAN “MISSING” REQUIREMENTS

Registered Death Certificate – Authenticated by Bureau of Quarantine – Photocopy
Registered Marriage Certificate – NSO Orig Copy
Registered Birth Cert (NSO Photocopy) &CENOMAR (member) – NSO Original Copy
Registered Birth Certificate of Children – Photocopy
Complete Sea Service – Photocopy
Employment Contract – Photocopy
Master’s Report – Photocopy
Photocopy of Seaman’s Book
Photocopy of AIRWAY Bill
Photocopy of AMOSUP ID (member) and ID of Claimant
Contact Number of Claimant